Nurseries in Farnham

Yes. Eligible working parents in Farnham can receive up to 30 funded hours a week for 38 weeks, equal to 1,140 hours a year, from the relevant term after their child turns 9 months. Surrey providers can also stretch the entitlement across more weeks of the year.

Yes. Surrey permits funded childcare between 6am and 8pm, with individual funded sessions lasting no more than 10 hours. Funded hours can also be used at a maximum of two childcare sites in one day, depending on the arrangements offered by the settings.

Yes. Surrey allows providers to offer funded childcare across up to 52 weeks rather than only the standard 38 funded weeks. Parents should check the nursery's exact stretched pattern because Surrey funding is claimed term by term and unused hours cannot simply be banked for a later week.

Surrey County Council lists Waverley Family Centre – Hale in Farnham. The centre forms part of Surrey's official Family Centre network and provides targeted support for families where circumstances are affecting a child's health, development or wellbeing.

Farnham families are covered by Surrey's Specialist Early Education Service (SEES). Its programmes include Portage, the Communication and Play Programme, Local Early Autism Programme and Positive Play Programme, with support tailored to preschool children who have additional developmental needs.

Surrey's Portage criteria include children aged 12 to 30 months whose development is delayed by around one-third of their chronological age in at least two areas of development. The programme uses regular home-based developmental activities tailored to the individual child.

Yes. For 2026–27, Surrey's Disability Access Fund is £1,225 per eligible child per year. Surrey also provides Early Years Pupil Premium supplements, including a combined rate of £3.96 per hour for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds and £2.15 per hour for eligible 2-year-olds and children under 2. These payments go towards supporting eligible children within early-years provision.

Official Waverley ward boundaries divide Farnham into areas including Farnham Castle, Bourne, Firgrove, Heath End, Moor Park, North West, Rowledge and Weybourne. This makes it useful to compare more than just central Farnham, particularly for parents travelling from Hale, Badshot Lea, Wrecclesham or Rowledge.

Farnham childcare searches commonly span GU9 and GU10. Official Waverley records show central and northern Farnham addresses within GU9, while areas such as Wrecclesham, Lower Bourne, Frensham and surrounding southern parts of Farnham use GU10. ToddleKids can be used to compare settings based on the part of Farnham that best suits a family's daily route.